Daniel Roberts letter, 1863-08-27

Description: This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother, sisters, and friends while he was stationed at Camp Carrollton in New Orleans, Louisiana with Company K of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He describes his regiments travel from Vicksburg to New Orleans on a gulf steamer in addition to his observations of Louisiana cities. He describes southern plantation homes and slave quarters, food, and the different sites he visited.
Origin: 1863-08-27
Created By: Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/827
Collection: Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright: No Copyright - United States
Geography: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Subjects: Baton Rouge (La.)
Business
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Correspondence
Food
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Merchants
Military life
Natchez (Miss.)
New Orleans (La.)
Railroads
Ships
slavery
Soldiers
Street-railroads
Transportation
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)
Vicksburg (Miss.)

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